Uniondale library reopens after extended roof repair

After being closed for a month, the Uniondale Public Library finally reopened on Tuesday, bringing life back to a space where the community comes to learn, read and more after major leaks in its …

Walnut Street 'Page Pals' reading program a success

In 2014, President Barack Obama changed young people across the country with the creation of the My Brother’s Keeper program, a six-step plan for improving opportunities for young people …

Educator shares path to purpose, prosperity

Growing up in Haiti, Frantz Dorsainvil dreamed of becoming an architect, hoping one day to build a home for his mother. Today, as the assistant principal of Walnut Street Elementary, he’s …

Deeper Life Fellowship honors ministry leaders in Uniondale

Deeper Life Fellowship & Deliverance Church presented its third annual “Put a Praise on it!” a luncheon honoring three peoople in ministry in Uniondale on May 3.

Uniondale Community Land Trust holds annual housing symposium

The Uniondale Community Land Trust recently wrapped up its fourth annual Long Island Housing Symposium, an event that brought together leading voices in the affordable housing space to explore …

Herald Editorial

Welcoming home your freshman

As college dorm rooms empty across the nation, millions of parents are preparing for a significant homecoming. Your freshman is returning — perhaps changed, certainly tired, and undoubtedly …

Columnist

Siela Bynoe: Fighting for Nassau University Medical Center’s future

When you show up at the doors of Nassau University Medical Center, there’s only one thing on your mind: Will I get the immediate care that I need?

Columnist

Rory Christian: Local voices matter, and the RAPID Act listens

If we’re serious about clean energy, grid reliability and energy security the RAPID Act is our path toward resiliency and sustainability.

Columnist

Adrienne Esposito: Companies that produce packing waste must recycle it

New York is experiencing a solid-waste crisis, with skyrocketing costs to municipalities, abysmal recycling rates, and plastic pollution littering our communities and waterways.